Everton defender John Heitinga sees points hard to come by against the top teams despite much success against the Premier League heavyweights last season. Manchester United's weekend victory at Goodison Park means the Merseysiders have lost to four title hopefuls already this season, following earlier defeats to Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea.
Heitinga told the Liverpool Echo: "You have to be realistic, and the top four is better than the rest at the moment. At the moment the gap seems wider.
"Last season and two seasons ago we would beat all the big teams here, and so far we haven't got one point against the big sides.
"So it's for us to fight a little bit harder, and we'll see what's going to happen in the future."
